Supreme Mars

The moment Caroline and Rebecca returned home, the rest of the family members who were waiting with baited breath in the living room rose to their feet.

"How did it go? Do we have any chance of getting through?"

Rebecca released a defeated sigh but said nothing else.

Jonathan could tell from a single glance that something was wrong. "Caroline?" he said in a nervous tone. "It didn't go well, did it?"

Caroline rolled her eyes. "It's all Leo's fault. He screwed things up completely. And now we've just become the laughing stock of the whole event!"

A worried look formed on William's face. "Leo? What on earth did he do? Where is he now? Is he okay?"

"Why are you acting concerned about him? He was there to sabotage our plan!" Caroline then recounted the whole story to everyone, exaggerating the details to spice things up.

"It's always Leo's fault! Why does he keep reemerging like a cockroach that refuses to die?"

"It was all his fault that we were brought down by those Lawson gangsters five years back. And now here he is, screwing up our plans again! Why can't we catch a break from him?"

"Enough is enough. He needs to be taught a lesson!"

"..."

Curses rang out all of a sudden.

William was the only one who hadn't said anything. He sat there silently with an inscrutable look on his face. "Did he really?" he asked, breaking his silence. "Did he really ruin our plans?"

"Why would I lie about this?" Rebecca fired back confidently. "He scuppered our chances. He should be disowned!"

The crowd all echoed in agreement.

"I agree."

"Me too."

"Ditto."

A smug look spread across Rebecca's face. "Everyone wants Leo gone, William," she thought. "As the head of the family, surely you wouldn't ignore the wishes of your own kin."

"Quiet!" William shouted, then furrowed his brows and fell into another silence.

early for us to be having this discussion. I'll head to the venue with Caroline and Rebecca tomorrow. We'll talk after that. Thank you

looks on their faces. They

on Rebecca's face. "Let's wait for one more day to pass, then.

the car into a high-end residential

the garage, opened the door, and said,

you." Leo walked in with a million thoughts swirling inside his

house in five years. Not just any woman's house, but the house of a woman

after dinner even though

Emilia chattering incessantly, Leo and Lydia became extremely awkward around each

she had just met. Even though he was her husband and the father of her daughter, he was still technically a stranger at

"I thought you'd ignore

"You

hand. "Of course not.

fight back earlier?"

daughter. You were forced to marry Kate Lawson five years ago when the Ford family was facing a financial crisis, but you ran away on the

my background?" Leo's

when she spoke next. "I prefer the phrase 'getting to know you

bitter smile tugged at Leo's lips. He didn't fight back not because he didn't have the courage

upstairs,"

hesitated. "How… How have you been these

a moment. "I've

her back

was shaking. She immediately turned her head

I've lived my life in remorse. I regretted not being able to come see you, to be there for you

was silent, he took that as a sign to continue. "I joined the army because I wanted to gain the strength to protect you both when I returned. There are some things that neither of you should shoulder by

promptly ran upstairs like a

"Bang!"

the door

smile crept up onto Leo's

to the guest room for

up very

had retired from the army, he still kept the habit of

and Emilia were

she saw Leo walking out of

for five years," she thought.